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Pop Quiz: All About Women in the Olympics

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1.

In the ancient Olympics, married women who attempted to watch the events as spectators were punished by:

Death
Having all their hair cut off
Banishment

2.

The first female Olympic gold medalist was Charlotte Cooper, who won her medal for her performance in this sport:

Swimming
Discus
Tennis

3.

The first female Olympic gold medalist was Charlotte Cooper, who won her medal for her performance in this sport:

14
70
25

4.

In 1928, this event was banned from the Olympics after several women collapsed after participating:

800 meter run
Weight lifting
Volleyball

5.

She won the first women’s Olympic marathon in 1984:

Mary Decker
Joan Benoit
Rosie Ruiz

6.

This woman swimmer won four gold medals in the 1996 Olympics:

Amy Van Dyken
Wilma Rudolph
Mia Hamm

7.

The first American woman to win a gold medal in gymnastics was:

Cathy Rigby
Mary Lou Retton
Dominique Dawes

8.

She became infamous for her alleged participation in an assault on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan:

Sara Hughes
Sasha Cohen
Tonya Harding

9.

She won a gold medal in figure skating in the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France:

Dorothy Hamill
Peggy Fleming
Oksana Baiul

10.

In 1998, this women’s event was added to the Olympics:

Ice Hockey
Javelin
Ping Pong